Full Committee Hearing

Business Meeting 05222002

Date: May 22, 2002
Time: 9:30am
Location: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda:

The Committee held a business meeting at 9:30am on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

1. S. 2452, The National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002.
Results: Ordered reported favorably, as amended, by roll call vote: 7–Yeas, 3–Nays.

a. Lieberman Amendment to S. 2452, The National Homeland Security
and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002.
Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

b. Levin Amendment # 1 to S. 2452, The National Homeland Security
and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002.
Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

c. Levin Amendment #2 to S. 2452, The National Homeland Security
and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002.
Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

d. Akaka Amendment to S. 2452, The National Homeland Security and
Combating Terrorism Act of 2002.
Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

e. Durbin Amendment to S. 2452, The National Homeland Security and
Combating Terrorism Act of 2002.
Results: Adopted en bloc by voice.

2. S. 2530, A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish police powers for certain Inspector General agents engaged in official duties and provide an oversight mechanism for the exercise of those powers.
Results: Ordered reported favorably en bloc by voice vote.

3. S. 1713, The Alaska Bypass Mail, Passenger and Freight Stability Act of 2001.
Results: Ordered reported favorably as amended with the Stevens Substitute Amendment by voice vote.

4. Postal Office Naming Bills:
Results: Ordered favorably reported en bloc by voice vote.

(a) S. 1970, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2829 Commercial Way in Rock Springs, Wyoming, as the
ATeno Roncalio Post Office Building.

(b) H.R. 3789, (House companion bill to S. 1970) An act to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2829 Commercial
Way in Rock Springs, Wyoming, as the ATeno Roncalio Post Office
Building.

(c) S. 1983, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 201 Main Street in Lake Placid, New York, as the AJohn A.
>Jack= Shea Post Office Building.

(d) S. 2217, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 3101 West Sunflower Avenue in Santa Ana, California, as the
AHector G. Godinez Post Office Building.

(e) H.R. 1366, (House companion bill to S. 2217) An act to designate the
facility of the United States Post Office building located at 3101 West
Sunflower Avenue in Santa Ana, California, as the AHector G. Godinez
Post Office Building.

(f) S. 2433, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1590 East Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the
AClarence B. Craft Post Office Building.

(g) H.R. 4486, (House companion bill to S. 2433) An act to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1590 East Joyce
Boulevard in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the AClarence B. Craft Post Office
Building.

(h) H.R. 1374, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 600 Calumet Street in Lake Linden, Michigan, as the
APhilip E. Ruppe Post Office Building.

(i) H.R. 3960, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, as the AJoseph W.
Westmoreland Post Office Building.

5. To authorize the issuance of subpoenas to the Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President in connection with the Committee’s investigation regarding Enron Corp. The subpoenas will seek documents relating to certain communications with or about Enron.
Results: The Committee approved the issuance of the subpoenas by roll call vote:
9–Yeas, 8–Nays.

6. Nominations:
Results: Ordered favorably reported en bloc by voice vote.
(a) Todd Walther Dillard, to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court oft he District of Columbia;
(b) Paul A. Quander, Jr., to be Director of the District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; and
(c) Robert R. Rigsby, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.